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Conference Dates:
May 26 & 27, 2016
Conference Location: Cragun’s Resort in Brainerd,
MN
11000 Craguns Drive, Brainerd,
MN 56401
All information on
the 2016 OJP Conference on Crime and
Victimization, including the conference agenda, will be posted here
when finalized. Click
here for the draft agenda.
Registration is now open! Click
here to register for the 2016 OJP Conference!
Reservations at Craguns
Resort & Hotel on Gull Lake can be made by filling out this form Office
of Justice - Crime 2016 craguns.pdf and emailing directly to Craguns
(instructions on form). Need help? Please review these steps OJP
Crime Victim 2016 Conference Registration Steps.pdf to help navigate or for
questions on your reservation. Please note: Conference registration is
separate from hotel reservations.
We
are offering FREE space for vendors in our resource fair area.
If you'd like to exhibit please review the guidelines here: 2016
Resource Fair Guidelines.docx.
*We are looking for additional nominations for the Dr. William Kosiak
Memorial Award: Kosiak
memorial Award-Nomination-Form_16.docx for outstanding volunteer
service. The deadline has been extended to May 9th.
The theme of the conference this year is Community Healing: “Standing up for the Children”. The conference would be held on June 23-24, 2016 at Metropolitan State University.
The overall goal of this year’s conference collaboration is to build on our evolving work and to reach more community stakeholders. We realize that a stronger, thriving African American community improves the health of the community and the society as a whole. We invite you to visits both website www.healingbrothers.com and www.africanamericanbabies.org to gain more insight on the extensive efforts in Minnesota.
Registration is now open, Register Here!
Additional information about the conference is available at www.brothershealing.com
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Meet
Janet Johnson
We
are excited to welcome Janet Johnson as the new Program Director at Meridian
Behavioral Health’s Residential LGBT specific facility, Latitudes! Meridian
Behavioral Health is one of the leading addiction treatment providers in the
state with a full continuum of care spanning 7 residential, 9 outpatient
programs, and 1 medication-assisted treatment clinic.
Janet
comes to Meridian Behavioral Health with 18 years’ experience in the field of
Chemical Dependency. Entering the field in 1998 as a part-time Chemical
Health Technician, Janet quickly became a Licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselor
and begin her counseling career in a women’s gender-specific, outpatient
facility. Being a recovering member of this community, Janet has long desired
to work with LGBTQ individuals. Janet personally knows and understands
the challenges of being LGBTQ and pursuing recovery from addiction. To
Janet, becoming the Program Director of the Latitudes LGBT Residential program
felt like coming home!
1609 Jackson St, St Paul, MN 55117
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May 17th and 18th, 2016
9:30am - 4:30pm both days
Metropolitan State
University, 700 East Seventh Street Library 302, EcoLab St. Paul, MN
55106
Trainer: Jason Sole
Training
Testimonial Video featuring Jason Sole
The training provides a comprehensive course on the program model The Council for Boys and Young Men, for participants of all experience levels and solidly sets the foundation for implementing a dynamic strengths-based group approach to promote boys’ and young men’s safe and healthy passage through pre-teen and adolescent years. The training incorporates a relational-cultural framework and masculinity research practices to help participants build on boys' abilities and create opportunities for resiliency and healthy relationships in boys’ and young men's lives. Workshop trainers use an experiential model of learning to include lecture, demonstration, group discussion, case studies, simulation, small group interaction, and brainstorming to stimulate participants’ learning.
This training is for service
providers, educators, therapists, corrections staff, social workers, mental
health workers, coaches, ministry staff and all caring adults who support
positive growth and development in youth. The model can be applied to all
systems of care including, but not limited to: schools, mental health, juvenile
justice, community-based organizations, substance abuse & gang prevention
and outdoor adventure groups.
Register at www.onecirclefoundation.org/TrainingList.aspx
Early Bird Ends May 6!
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Moving On is a gender responsive intervention program for
women involved in the criminal justice system. The Program can be delivered in both institutional and community
corrections settings. Moving On provides
women with alternatives to criminal activity by helping them identify and
mobilize personal community resources. The program encourages personal responsibility, enhances
motivation for change, expands connections by building healthy relationships,
enhances skills and provides skills for stress management.
Ramsey County Community Corrections is hosting a training
for corrections professionals interested in becoming facilitators of the Moving
On curriculum. This four day training will provide information on the
philosophy and guiding principles behind the development of the Moving On
program as well as detailed instructions on the facilitation of the six
curriculum modules. Each selected participant is expected to purchase their own
curriculum materials available through Hazelden publishing.
Training
Dates: August 8th
– 11th 2016, 8:00AM to 4:30PM
Location: Ramsey
County Correctional Facility
297 S Century Ave
Maplewood MN 55119
Interested? Please fill out the Moving On facilitator
application and email the completed form to: Christine.dimmick@co.ramsey.mn.us
Applications must be received by May 31st 2016. Applicants will be notified by June 7th 2016.
Questions may be directed to Christine Dimmick @
651-266-2344.
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MN Community Corrections Association (MCCA)- Upcoming Training!
When: Friday, May 20, 2016 from 9:00 AM - 12:00
Where: Goodwill Easter Seals, 553 Fairview Ave. N, St. Paul, MN 55104
Training Summary: Learn about the core,
research-based correctional practices for eliciting change and reducing
recidivism for people in the criminal justice system. Understand what the Risk,
Need, and Responsivity principles are and why they should drive our work with
clients releasing from incarceration. In addition, all eight (8) core
correctional practices will be discussed, with exercise in two of the
practices.
Presenter: Bridget
Letnes, Minnesota Department of Corrections
Online registrations will be given first priority, and trainings are free to
all current MCCA members. If you are currently an MCCA member, please go to
mnmcca.com to sign in and register for the training. If you are not a member,
please sign up at mnmcca.com for a membership. A $35 training fee will be due
at the time of registration. This annual investment pays for one year of
monthly training sessions and your MCCA membership. Questions can be directed
to Christen Munn, director of membership, at Cmunn@goodwilleasterseals.org.
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